After seeing off Mr. Pei, Chang You hurriedly summoned the key employees of the design department for an emergency meeting.
The new mobile phone is the top priority for the next OTTO technology research and development. Whether it can continue the success of the previous OTTO E1 mobile phone depends on the design this time. I definitely don’t dare to neglect it.
Soon, everyone arrived.
Changyou looked around at the crowd, and all of these key employees were obviously very motivated.
After all, a lot of year-end bonuses have been given out, and we have had a long break during the Spring Festival holiday. Everyone is gearing up and wanting to make a career.
"First of all, let me tell you some good news. We are finally going to make a new mobile phone!"
Everyone's faces showed expressions of excitement and anticipation.
"But..." Chang You changed the topic, "Mr. Pei has made some requests for the new mobile phone."
Everyone nodded, thinking this was a matter of course.
After all, the success of the previous OTTO E1 mobile phone was also inseparable from Mr. Pei’s guidance. Mr. Pei made the request, and everyone felt more at ease.
Chang You said: "Mr. Pei asked us to adopt a full-screen solution with a pop-up camera and use as many new technologies in the supply chain as possible, and... the location of the pop-up camera is quite special..."
Chang You briefly explained Mr. Pei's request, especially emphasizing the location of the pop-up camera.
Everyone looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
The pop-up camera full-screen solution is adopted by many mobile phone manufacturers, but for all models currently under development, the pop-up camera is on the top.
What does it mean to do it on the upper left side of the long side?
Chang You's expression was serious: "So, the primary purpose of meeting with you today is to analyze President Pei's intentions and determine the design plan for the new mobile phone."
"Currently, Mr. Pei is quite vague about some details of this phone, except that he has repeatedly emphasized the position of the pop-up camera several times. I think this should be the focus of Mr. Pei's emphasis."
"Xiao Jiang, you are responsible for the appearance design. Please tell me your opinion first."
Xiao Jiang came with a laptop and quickly drew a simple diagram in the software.
He frowned slightly and said: "First of all, in terms of shape, compared with those mobile phones with cameras popping up on the top, the shape of the camera popping up from the side is more unique and more recognizable."
“When users hold the phone, they hold the lower part, so the position of the camera will not be blocked by their hands. Moreover, most people use their right hand when taking selfies. The selfie angle is also very suitable, and the camera will not be placed underneath to capture the nostrils.
In this situation, whether you hold it horizontally or vertically, the photos you take should look better..."
"In addition, if it is placed in this position, the camera module on the back must be centered, and the back will be more beautiful."
"However, these reasons are not very sufficient. Since Mr. Pei specifically emphasized the placement of the pop-up camera in this position, there must be some very important considerations."
Xiaojiang said a few points based on the camera itself, but obviously these reasons are not sufficient.
He looked at Chang You: "Mr. Chang, did Mr. Pei have anything else to say about the camera?"
Chang You thought hard about what Mr. Pei said before.
Suddenly, he remembered a detail that he had ignored before: "By the way! I hinted to Mr. Pei before that it is strange to put it in this position. Why don't you make it symmetrical, that is, put the pop-up camera in the center?"
"It turns out that Mr. Pei got it wrong. He actually said that you can add a pop-up camera in the upper right corner or the lower left corner to make it symmetrical! But this plan is too outrageous, so Mr. Pei must be joking."
Xiao Jiang frowned slightly: "Upper right or lower left..."
He did a quick operation on his laptop and added a pop-up camera above the right long side and below the left long side of the phone to see the effect.
"After adding it to the upper right corner, the entire phone becomes a T-shape, and there is nothing special about it."
"If you add it to the lower left corner... Hey, Mr. Chang, do you think these two pop-up cameras look like two shoulder buttons?"
Chang You looked at Xiaojiang's computer screen and saw that on the prototype of the mobile phone, there were square-shaped protrusions above and below the left long side. If you look at the phone sideways, it happens to be two shoulder buttons.
The design of shoulder buttons is a standard design on the handle of the main unit.
According to the standard usage of the handle, the shoulder buttons and trigger buttons are pressed by the index fingers of both hands. In racing games, they are usually accelerator and brake, while in shooting games, they are usually aimed and shot, which are very critical buttons.
Chang You suddenly had an idea: "Could it be that Pei always suggested that we make two trigger buttons and develop a gaming phone specifically for mobile games?"
"You mean to combine the pop-up camera and the trigger button?"
"No, Mr. Pei said this in a mocking tone, and he didn't specifically emphasize the need to make two pop-up cameras."
"Besides, no matter what, there is no point in making two pop-up cameras."
Xiao Jiang said: "Mr. Chang, this is obviously a hint from Mr. Pei!"
"The mechanical structure takes up too much space. One front camera is enough. There is no point in making two. But the reason why Mr. Pei mentioned this is that he obviously still hopes to make this kind of 'symmetrical design'!"
"Mr. Chang, do you think this design works? The pop-up camera is still at the upper position on the long side, and we make it a right trigger button. At the lower position on the long side, we make a separate left trigger button."
"Only in a few situations such as selfies and video conversations, this pop-up camera will pop up. In other situations, it will retract and only protrude a little, acting as a trigger button that can be clicked."
"The left trigger button does not have a pop-up camera. It has the same feel as the right trigger button. It is wider than other physical buttons. It protrudes from the body and can be clicked. It has strong rebound and a long key travel. Try to give players the best possible experience.
The best gaming experience.”
Chang You nodded suddenly: "In other words, this phone is a gaming phone with two physical trigger buttons?"
Xiao Jiang nodded: "Yes, and if you think about it this way, many points will all be connected!"
"Our mobile phones use flagship chips, and the materials are stacked to the extreme. The battery capacity is much larger than ordinary mobile phones. Such good performance is only used to browse the web. Chatting is definitely a serious waste. It must be used to play games."
Others in the conference room were inspired and began to speak freely.
"Yes! A key problem with the pop-up camera is that the pixels of the front camera are not particularly high, and male users who like to play games will not particularly care about this. This shows that the pop-up camera solution is more suitable for gaming phones."
"Yes, since full-screen technology is adopted, the screen of the mobile phone will definitely change from the traditional 16:9 to 19:9 or 19.5:9, which means the entire screen becomes wider. For playing mobile games in horizontal screen
For example, the field of view will be wider, which is also an advantage for traditional mobile phones."
"I think there is another very important point. What is Tenda's core business? It's games!"
"When the time comes, we will link up with Tenda Games or Shangyang Games to release a racing or shooting mobile game, such as the mobile version of "Lonely Desert Highway" or the mobile version of "Sea Fortress", and then make it exclusive for mobile phones.
Optimization…doesn’t this highlight our advantages?”
Chang You nodded frequently after hearing this.
Right, all right!
No wonder Mr. Pei put the pop-up camera in this position. It turned out to be a reminder for us to make two shoulder buttons!
The pop-up camera already has a mechanical structure. Using this mechanical structure to make a physical shoulder button specifically for playing games can be considered as making the best use of everything, and it is more cost-effective than other mobile phones with pop-up cameras.
As for the left shoulder button below, although it also needs to be a mechanical structure, it does not need to be as big as the pop-up camera, so it will not take up too much internal space, which is completely acceptable.
Coupled with other details such as a full screen and a flagship chip, players’ gaming experience will definitely be significantly improved.
Chang You was very happy: "That's right! Mr. Pei must have thought so!"
"Then let's follow this idea and refine the details!"
After having a clear direction, everyone was no longer as confused as at the beginning, and everyone began to discuss the remaining details of this phone.
"Since we have decided to make a gaming phone, how about making the shape a bit cooler? I think it can be made into a mecha-style back shell with LED lights. After all, the E1 phone also has LED lights, which can be regarded as continuing the tradition.
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"The battery capacity must still be large, and the recent fast charging technology seems to have been upgraded and can be used."
“Although the new under-screen fingerprint technology is not particularly useful yet, it should be added to add some sense of technology.”
"When playing games, dual speakers are a must."
“The charging port and headphone jack have been moved to the center of the right side of the phone so that they won’t block your hands when playing games in landscape orientation.”
"The power button and volume buttons are also placed on the right side of the phone, making room for the two shoulder buttons."
"Since players have become accustomed to the weight of our phones, and we also need a large battery, we don't need to make a protruding rear camera. In this way, the appearance of the entire phone can be further improved."
Everyone was talking about it, and soon, the rough design plan for this mobile phone was available.
Although there are still many details that need to be carefully considered, the general direction of this phone is already very clear.
Xiaojiang listened and quickly recorded the main points of the discussion.
Chang You was very happy: "Okay, let's finalize this plan! Everyone starts preparing immediately!"
"Now that I think about it, Mr. Pei still has foresight and sees much further than I do."
"I originally wanted to make this phone based on the successful experience of the E1, but now it seems that it is obviously too conservative."
"I have a hunch that the new mobile phone made according to Mr. Pei's plan will definitely be a great success!"